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Asian Share Prices Are Mixed;
Nikkei Plunges on Tax Rumors

Updated March 24, 1997 5:36 p.m. ET

Asian-Pacific stock prices were mixed Monday.

Tokyo stocks fell sharply, with the benchmark Nikkei index plunging 3.2%, dragged down by a Japanese newswire report that the Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka suggested he may raise the consumption tax again.

Hong Kong stocks rose sharply on a technical rebound following last week's selling,...